The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-01
no CHANGE IN TaESTRIKR.
HUNDREDS OF GREEN MEN ANX.
IOUS FOR WORK
Apply ut the Offices of the Different
COmpanies-LabOrers Pro-
tected by the Police.

NRw YORK, January 3l.-The off
cial order issued yesterday at the
Longshoremen's Convention ordering
out the members OF the several unions
to the number of $500 had very little
effect on the business at the East river
piers today. Ia most cases the order
covered unions whose members were
already out, so that there was little or
no charge in the situation at affairs
on the New York side OF the East river.
At pier No. 46 the union hands re-
fused 10 work on a China tea ship
which arrived thers Saturday. In an
hour all the non-uniou men that were
req lired were put to work on the ves-
sells gangway. Toe freight handlers
on the New York City and
New Englanl pier, at the
foot OF Market street, failed to come
10 any terms with the management,
and their places were taken by green
hands. Mr.. Allen said he could get
all the men he wanted without adver.
Using for them. He bad more appi-
cations for work than he could 1--WE
places to, and he was enabled to pick
good men. The men who turned out
say the receiver Of the road would
have taken them all back this morn.
ing if they would have gone in indi-
vidually, but they would only go in as
a body OF union men. He refused to
give So per day and % cents an hour
for over time. None Of the union
men went in this morning, but some
OF them were will ing except for the
order issued yesterday.
At tie p or of the Red Line the
steamer OarAcea was expected up, but
no union men presented themselves
for work. The company's representa-.
tives say they could get all the men
tn, y want.
There were hundreds Of them COM
ing to the gate asking for work. The
regular men struck work three days
ago. They were paid 40 and go cents
an hour and had no grievances, but
were in sympathy with the other
strikers. The Vermont Steamship and
Railroad Line seems to have escaped
the strike fever. The docSmaster said
there mad not been any strike on their
dock. The men were all paid by the
month and were satisfied. The union
had failed 10 get their men to join.
On pier No. 35 a full complement Of
men were at work on the steamer
Waterbury, which came up this morn
ing. They had taken the places OF
the strikers aud were paid 81 day
and so cents per hour for time after 9
o'clock pm. There was no trouble
here this morning. The steamer State
of Texas got away from the Clyde
Line dock early yesterday morning
aud the Gulf Stream took her place
There were nearly 200 men waiting to
commence work on her. The huge
piles Of freight, which on Saturday
served as resting places for the tired
police officers doing duty there, had
entirely disappeared.
The arrival of the patrol wagon
full of officers gave Tise to the rumor
that there was trouble with the strik-
ers. This dock is the police rendez'
vous on the East river front and there
is always large reserve force or hand.
The sergeant in charge said there had
not been any disturbance. Several
score of strikers stood around, but
never interfered with any non-union
men. Freight was being moved at
lively rate by green hands on the New
Haven Line pier and the company
had all the men that were required
At the Mallory Line pier Italians,
Germans, Poles and almost every other
nationality were working on the
steamer Alamo, which has been at the
dock some days now. The men who
started on Wednesday we're getting
accustomed to the work. The super.
intendent said they could do all the
work that was needed to get the
steamer eff on time. The Cienfugss,
OF the Ward Line, lay at pier II.
Four gangs.of men were at work on her
loading grain on lighters. Mr.. Ward
said he had never had any difficulty
with his men who had gone out be-
cause others did. All their vessels
had gone out on time a1d no incon-
venieuce was now felt on account Of
the strike. All was quiet along the
docks Of the sailing vessels.